Malabe

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Malabe is a former town, now a suburb of Kaduwela in the Colombo District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the New Kandy Road about 10 km (6.2 mi) away from the centre of the commercial capital Colombo. This suburb is a crucial economic centre in Colombo.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

A

Achini Nimeshika Ratnasiri

badminton player

Annesley Dias

Sri Lankan comedian

C

Chitrasena

Dancer, actor

K

Kushal Janith Perera

Sri Lankan cricketer

Malini Fonseka

Sri Lankan actor-politician

R

Ravindra Randeniya

Sri Lankan actor

T

Tissa Abeysekara

Filmmaker and writer (1939–2009)

T

Tuan Nizam Muthaliff

Sri Lankan Army officer (1966–2005)

Viharamahadevi

Queen of Ruhuna, mother of King Dutugamunu (2nd century BCE)

V

Vijaya Nandasiri

Sri Lankan actor (1944–2016)

W

Wilfred Senanayake

former Member of Parliament (1918-2008)

W

Wimal Kumara de Costa

Sri Lankan actor (1948-2016)

N

Nihal Silva

Sri Lankan actor

L

Lakshman Algama

Sri Lankan Army officer and United National Party activist (1940-1999)

H

Hamilton Wanasinghe

Sri Lankan army general and politician (1933–2025)

S

Sunil Ariyaratne

Sri Lankan scholar, film director, author, poet and lyricist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western

• Thalahena
  0.7 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Muttettugoda
  0.8 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Thalahena
  0.8 mi away
• Thalangama North
  0.8 mi away
• Pittugala
  1.2 mi away
• Himbutana
  1.7 mi away
• Mulleriyawa
  1.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Himbutana WP
  2.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kothalawala
  2.1 mi away
• Hewagama
  2.2 mi away
• Hokandara South
  2.2 mi away
• Talawatugoda
  2.3 mi away · pop. 10,000

Browse all places in Western →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Anegleis cardoni

Anegleis cardoni

Seen 2026-09-27

blue plumbago

Plumbago auriculata

Seen 2026-09-27

Phanera kockiana

Phanera kockiana

Seen 2026-09-27

pink kopsia

Kopsia fruticosa

Seen 2026-09-27

Starfruit

Averrhoa carambola

Seen 2026-09-27

Tridax Daisy

Tridax procumbens

Seen 2026-09-27

Coleus

Coleus scutellarioides

Seen 2026-09-27

Blue Pea

Clitoria ternatea

Seen 2026-09-27

Queen's Wreath

Petrea volubilis

Seen 2026-09-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).